Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

BuildingMusic

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2006-04-15 05:21:42

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by battlelines

20y ago

great start to a great album.

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by andreaaaa

20y ago

Posted at blog.myspace.com/ryanrookie

The Goodnight Moon - Well this was kinda just a intro.. getting you prepared for the songs and stories.. " did you really want a chance, did you want to know...did you really want to tell the stories" After I did the old independent cd "Having to let go" i thought there would never be another Rookie of the Year record... Those were just songs i wrote on the side with my girlffriend at the time while i was living in FL while singing for Farewell to Fashion. So the intro is kinda explaining that finally you get to hear the new stuff and the songs are fianally released to the public.. Kinda has a Juliana Theory feel to it... which Brett Detar had been a idol to me for years...

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by Your_Hand_In_Mine

19y ago

i really like the beginning of this cd. there is something very big and powerful about this intro.

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